Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Death of Sanitation Workers
State-wise and year-wise details of persons who are reported to have died due to hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks and non observance of safety precautions prescribed under the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Rules, 2013” during the last five years are at Annexure-I.
A National Policy for mechanized Sanitation Eco-system has been formulated in consultation with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Department of Drinking water and Sanitation which envisages, inter alia, the following:
- Appointment of Responsible Sanitation Authority in every District.
- Setting up of Sanitation Response Unit  in each municipality.
- Equipping SRUs with necessary devices, machines and vehicles required for mechanized cleaning.
- Professionally trained manpower for mechanized cleaning.
- 24x7 helpline to receive complaints regarding blockage of sewers and septic tanks.
- Setting up facilities for evacuation, transportation and treatment of sludge from septic tanks.
- Training to the staff of municipalities and contractors in the mechanized cleaning of sewers/septic tanks.
The following measures have been taken to promote 100% mechanization, specially cleaning of sewers, septic tanks, desilting of drains, garbage lifting, sludge handling, solid and medical waste disposal etc. and for the benefit of sanitation workers  and their dependants to provide sustainable livelihood:-
- Under the Swachhta Udyami Yojana  concessional loans are provided to sanitation workers and their dependants and the urban local bodies for procurement of sanitation related equipments, machines and vehicles costing upto Rs. 50.00 lakh. The Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers  has been revised from 2020-21 to provide capital subsidy upto Rs. 5.00 lakh to sanitation workers and their dependants for sanitation related projects. State-wise details of number of sanitation workers assisted under these schemes are given at Annexure-II.
- Under Recognition of Prior Learning  programme, free short duration upskilling training is provided to the sanitation workers. The candidates are trained about mechanized cleaning and safety precautions for safe and healthy cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.
- Workshops are organised with officers, engineers, sanitary inspectors, supervisors, contractors and sanitation workers etc. of urban local bodies and authorities responsible for cleaning of sewers and septic tanks. During the workshops the participants are made aware about the provisions under the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013”, the rules framed thereunder and other provisions for safe and healthy cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.
- NSKFDC also organises health camps in the basties of identified manual scavengers and sanitation workers. During these camps, free health check-up i.e. Sugar, BP, etc is facilitated to the target group of the NSKFDC. Further, need based free medicines & spectacles are provided to the target group during the camps. The doctors of different disciplines i.e. Eyes, General physician and Gynecologist etc. check the patients.
Annexure-I
Year-wise and State-wise details of death of persons and compensation paid during last five years in sewers and septic tanks
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Name of State/UT
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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S. No.
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Total No. of death
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Compensation paid
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Total No. of death
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Compensation paid
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Total No. of death
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Compensation paid
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Total No. of death
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Compensation paid
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Total No. of death
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Compensation paid
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-
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Andhra Pradesh
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2
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2
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9
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8
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Bihar
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2
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Chhatisgarh
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Chandigarh
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3
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Delhi
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13
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12
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11
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10
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10
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8
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4
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3
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4
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4
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-
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Goa
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Gujarat
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7
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5
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2
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2
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16
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13
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0
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0
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3
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3
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-
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Haryana
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11
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11
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6
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6
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14
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10
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0
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0
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2
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2
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-
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Karnataka
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3
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3
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9
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9
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7
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7
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2
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2
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5
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5
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-
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Kerala
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Maharashtra
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5
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1
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6
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2
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15
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8
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4
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Madhya Pradesh
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Odisha
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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2
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-
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Punjab
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10
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10
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2
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2
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3
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3
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0
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0
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1
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1
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-
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Puducherry
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Rajasthan
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6
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6
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2
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2
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5
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Tamil Nadu
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7
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7
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9
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8
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13
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13
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9
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9
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5
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5
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-
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Telangana
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2
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2
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2
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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2
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-
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Tripura
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Uttar Pradesh
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15
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11
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11
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11
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26
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23
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Uttarakhand
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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West Bengal
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7
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7
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0
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0
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6
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Total
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94
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83
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70
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63
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118
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92
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19
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14
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24
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Annexure-II
State-wise details of sanitation workers assisted for procurement of sanitation related equipments/vehicles
- State-wise details of sanitation workers assisted through the State Channelising Agencies: by concessional loans since 2014-15 for procurement of sanitation related equipments/vehicles under Swachhta Udyami Yojana  of NSKFDC:
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S.No.
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State
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No. of sanitation workers assisted
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-
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Andhra Pradesh
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1603
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-
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Kerala
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10
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-
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J & K
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100
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-
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Madhya Pradesh
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9
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-
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Nagaland
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3
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-
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Odisha
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7
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-
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Rajasthan
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33
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-
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West Bengal
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35
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Total
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1800
- State-wise details of sanitation workers provided Capital Subsidy upto Rs. 5.00 lakh against the loans sanctioned by banks for procurement of sanitation related equipments/vehicles under Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers : 
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S.No.
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State
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No. of sanitation workers assisted
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-
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A & N Islands
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11
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-
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Andhra Pradesh
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82
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-
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Haryana
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2
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-
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Jharkhand
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5
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-
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Madhya Pradesh
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45
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-
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Maharashtra
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2
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-
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Odisha
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19
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-
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Telangana
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10
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-
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Uttar Pradesh
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18
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Total
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194
This information was given by the Minister for Ministry of state for Social Justice and Empowerment shri Shri Ramdas Athawale in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.